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Main area Therapy Assistant Practitioner Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 - worked over 5 days covering weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 270-TG223-ACS Site Beechwood at Spinneyfields Town Rushden Salary £27,485 - £30,162 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/08/2025 08:00 Job overviewBAND 4 (37.5 hours week – over 5 days – includes weekend and bank holiday work) The post holder will be working in an integrated multi professional inpatient team providing quality care for a group of patients, specialising in rehabilitation and sub-acute care from patients stepping down from acute hospitals and step up patients from the community in a physical health inpatient unit. As the focus of the centres is rehabilitation you will be working in an integrated multi-disciplinary team that includes senior nurses, staff nurses, HCAs, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, therapy assistants, medical staff, discharge coordinator and wider external colleagues. The services will provide a unique opportunity to work with a dedicated team to deliver vital intermediate care for patients in Northamptonshire. Main duties of the jobWe want to create an effective and high performing team and so we are looking for somebody who is proactive and dedicated team member, is open to new ideas and is committed to delivering high quality patient care. The centre is currently being planned for an expansion to 51 beds including rehabilitation, slower stream rehabilitation, surge beds and supporting patients with resolving delirium and dementia. You can be part of this new service from the very beginning and make a positive difference to people’s recovery. Examples of specific care that the post holder includes undertaking assessments such as initial therapy assessments, setting therapy goals with patients, plan therapeutic interventions and then evaluating the reassessing needs as necessary with indirection support from Registered Therapists. The therapeutic interventions will involve personal care, toileting programmes, dressing assessments and practice, moving and handling, demonstrating use of equipment to patients and carers, initiating therapy group sessions, basic home assessments with patients, ordering equipment and other activities such as kitchen assessments and practice. You be expected to communicate with patients who may have communication difficulties, families and other colleagues and documenting care provided on a computerised system. The post holder will be involved in the induction of junior colleagues and provide support and guidance as necessary. Working for our organisationNHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesFor further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document. Person specificationQualificationsQualificationsfunction skills level 2 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent ExperienceExperienceprevious working experience in a therapy team By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data. In submitting an application form, you authorise us to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training records and full service history. You must ensure that your application, including supporting statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account. Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications. We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds. All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility, At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you. Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position. Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period. Employer certification / accreditation badgesThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.#J-18808-Ljbffr